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We often get asked what makes a good Behind the Paper post, so here are our three top tips. Feel free to add your own experiences and examples in the comments section at the bottom!

Make it personal – tell the story behind the study, what worked well and what didn’t. Include anecdotes about people you met at conferences, who you collaborated with and who helped on the project.

Use images – they really help elevate the attractiveness of the posts. They could be images of the lab and experiments, any interesting equipment used in your research or pictures of your colleagues and lab mates doing the science. We can also host animations, video abstracts or other related content either within the post or in a separate video post.

Speculate – the conclusion of your research article must be supported by the data. Use the freedom of your community post to speculate on what the results might mean or what opportunities this opens up for the future.

Once you’ve written your post, make sure you wait until the day of publication to post it. We don’t want you to break your own embargo!

We would also encourage you to think about other relevant posts for the community – this could be a recent news article, a conference you have attended, other published research, a personal anecdote about peer review, your grad studies or your experiences as a professor.

We are always available to answer any questions you have about the community. Just comment on this post or send us an email.

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